St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-16

association yesterday afternoon no business
OF Importance was transacted. Sunday clos
ing of saloons was not discussed as reported
In an evening paper
"Over the Garden WALL" In which Mr. and
Mrs. George Knight appear ut their best,
will be presented at matinee at the Grand
opera house this afternoon The engagement
will close this evening.
A runaway on Hennepin avenue created
considerable excitement about o'clock last
evening. When lasr seen horse and gig were
Tying past the Hennepin NJ. Il. church, hay
ing started at Fourth street.
Yesterday morning eight bids for the plant
OF the defunct Pray Manufacturing company
were received by the assignee. None have
been made public. but 1t Is said that they
range from $4,000 to $4,000.
Peter Lefevre, charged with bastardy by
Amy Shaw, gave bail yesterday for his APP
pearance April Is. Fred Stanchfield, against
whom similar charge Is preferred by Mary
Niger, gave bail for his appearance March 20
in $500.
Mayor c. d. Wright and II. G. Page and
Judge Tyler. of Fergus Falls, were in the city
yesterday in consultation with President
Washburn, OF the Minneapolis & Pacific rail-
road, in reference to the proposed extension
of the road through Fergus.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
Ellsworth NJ. Watts aud Grace williams; Ben
T. E1dluulOu ullu LyQId y. CdluOuu,
Charles johnson and Betsy Nilsson, Ebert d.
Crockett and Hannah Lyford, Frederick o.
ID. Atkinson and Emma Dent, Lerow W. Da-
Wis and BERTHE S. Nelson. o.
John Reckland. Il harness maker, living at
the corner or ninth street and Fourteenth
avenue north, was last night arrested upon a
warrant charging him with threatening 10 kill
his wife and mother-in-law. The warrant
was sworn out by Nicholas Perra, the father
in-law, with whom Richland says he has had
trouble about the payment of some money.
The games Of checkers for the champion
ship OF Minnesota, between F. A. Briggs, of
this city, and H. E. Crandall of Rockford.
took place at the latter city yesterday and the
day previous, in the presence Of a large num-
per OF spectators Fifty games We're played
IN all. OF which Mr.. Briggs won forty.three
and Mr.. Crandall three, the other four being
drawn.
Some people say that 1t doesn't pay to ad-
vertise, and again there are people who think
that it does A few days ago reference was
made in the GLOBE to one Montedore who
was examined before Judge Won Schlegel for
insanity. Yesterday the judge received O
letter from the East from one of Montedore's
relatives. 1t seems that the man had been
lost sight Of for some years, and the article in
the GLOBE put his relatives on the right
track.
Nelson Hill, a Swede about 80 years Of age,
WAS Drought GOWN from FINE river yesterday
morning, with his left leg broken near the
thigh, and taken to the American hospital for
treatment. He had been working in the
woods and on Monday was struck by a fall
ing tree which crushed his leg. His friends
wanted him to go to the Northern Pacific
hospital, but as he had u ticket on the Amer
lean hospital he chose 10 come clear down to
Minneapolis.
Last Sunday week DR.. Prather, late mem.
Der OF MORGAN a. n Qn6 who has
been sick for some time, sent three of his
children to their old home at North Vernon,
Ind, expecting to be able to follow them
during the week. The doctors health grew
rapidly worse, and he died Sunday morning
at o'clock His remains were forwarded by
the G. R. posts Of this city Monday evening
via the Albert Lea route, accompanied by his
widow and few friends, to North Vernon.
The posts of the city buried two veterans last
Sunday at Layman's cemetery, and have the
bodies of three more in the vaults to be buried
soon.